There are several changes that have occurred in St. Stephen’s staffing over the summer and in the use of our space.

The position of parish administrative assistant has been eliminated. A new joint position with the School, Main Campus Administrator, has been created. Sylvia Swain has been moved to this new role. The duties of the Main Campus Administrator will include hospitality to all who enter our campus, maintaining security, controlling the facilities calendar, managing our outside users, and coordinating the work of our volunteer office angels. The duties of this role will be performed from the front desk so that there is always a person stationed to greet people and to answer the phones. So if you have questions about booking a room for a class or meeting, calendaring your wedding or funeral, getting certified for Safeguarding God’s Children or People, getting a key or access code, ordering supplies, prices for space rental for meetings of outside groups, contact Sylvia Swain.

A new workroom has been created on the first floor to allow staff and faculty a central location to get their mail, make copies, and execute projects. The office angels will also use this space. Office supplies will also be maintained here.

The Sexton position has also changed. The Church and School have contracted with Educlean to clean our campus. This has allowed the sexton position to become focused on maintenance of the campus, in conjunction with our Maintenance Supervisor. John Veillon will continue to help with the set up of events and on Sunday mornings, but the bulk of his duties will be on maintenance and not cleaning. If you have questions or concerns about items that need to be fixed or cleaned, contact Juan Rodriguez, our Campus Maintenance Supervisor. He communicates directly with the custodial services company. John Veillon is the member of our staff who is responsible for weekend set up and take down, making coffee, and ensuring contact with first responders.

Bob Hymson, our former Director of Business and Operations, left in July for a position in Austin. The School is in the process of searching for a new person. The Church receives support from this role, but the position is funded by the School. This person is a resource to the Church’s finance committee and handles issues of human resources, budget, cash flow, and insurance for the Church.

Toni Morales, St. Stephen’s Church and School’s Director of Communications, will be leaving her position next week to move to India. Toni has done excellent work expanding the reach of St. Stephen’s in both print and online. We will miss her. Interviews for a new director are ongoing and an offer will be issued soon. Contact the Director of Communications when you would like to include an announcement in the bulletin or our online newsletter, have a prayer request, want to post something on our St. Stephen’s Facebook page, or want to share a photograph or story idea.

Ryan Hawthorne, the Youth Missioner and Interim Director of Spiritual Life, will be moving offices to the first floor. This move will afford her more access to Church youth and students. Contact Ryan when you want to volunteer to work with children or youth, have ideas for Christian Formation for adults, have questions about the format of Safeguarding God’s Children or People, ask her questions about our School, or offer to share your skills with our afterschool program in our Makerspace.